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Show Fm Far mel mei S Prepm Prepai e fOJ foi Their BIggest Year , Li Lir r 4 - - _ r---- r rb : - - ; - b w.j wj rw.j . . . . . _ . Ain ecrru rwi f = , r u " ' .mnaun mnaun . By L G ILLlOTrPresIdent ELLIOTTPresident : ELLIOTT ILLlOTr ELLIOTTPresident President LaSalle ExtensIon ExtensIonUDlversity ExtensionUniversity ExtensionUniversity ExtensionUniversityAs UDlversity University UDlversityAs UniversityAs As their contribution to the war wareffort wareffort wareffort effort to achieve victory the farm farmers farmers farmers ers of the United Uruted States are planning planningto to produce during dUllng this year the thelargest thelargest thelargest largest amounts of farm products productsthat productsthat productsthat that have ever been raised The Thenew Thenew Thenew new product on goals call lor for morp morn morpintensIve morpintensive , intensIve efforts in m every line lme and andfarmers andfarmers andfarmers farmers are arc using usmg the slack wmter winter wmtermonths wintermonths wintermonths months to get ready for turn ng out outthIS outthis outthis thIS greater output of food that IS ISneeded isneeded isneeded isneededIncreases needed neededIncreases Increases reach ng more than 10 10per 10per 10per per cent are planned for most of ofthe ofthe ofhe the major farm products Snclud Includ ng ngCOlD ngcoin ngcoin COlD coin pork beet beef eggs and ch ck ckens ckens ckens ens Farmers specializ speciallz specialrz ng in m these theselines theselines theseines lines have already boosted their pro produchon productson production duchon ductson and raised their mCl income incomeThey incomeThey > me meThey They will do even more during durmg this thisyear thisyear thisyear year in order to meet the larger largerdemand largerdemand largerdemand demand from consumers with hIgh hIgher higher higher er mcomes incomes from tha the government to tosupply tosupply tosupply supply the armed forces and from fromnations fromnations fromnations nations abroad that are fighting fightmg wIth wIthus withus withus withusDairy us usDairy Dairy farmers are expected to tolead tolead tolead lead all types of farmers m in Income Incomegains incomegains incomegains gains consumer use of milk is In Increasmg increasing increasing creasmg creasing and augmented exports of ofcondensed ofcondensed ofcondensed condensed milk and cheese to Great GreatBlltam GreatBritain GreatBritain Blltam Britain will W11l further improve their theirmcome theirincome theirincome mcome income The nat onal product on onschedule onschedule onschedule schedule calls tor for a n 7 per cent In Increase increase increase crease in miIi milli miIiproduction milliproduction mll production in m 1942 1942Whether 1942Whether 1942Whether problemat Whether this will be reached is prob lemat cal cai Dairy herds number only onlyabout onlyabout onlyabout about 3 per cent more cows and andthe andthe andthe the other 4 per cent desired will willhave willhave willhave have to result from increased mcreased outputper outputper output per cow Soybeans Sovbeans assume even more 1m im 1mportance importance importance portance as the oil derived from fromthem fromthem fromthem them be becomes lmes ! : < more vital in our nn na nnhonal national national honal tional production program Acre Acreage Acreage Acreage age is expecti-d expecti d expectLd expected - to be larger in 1942 1942and 1942and 1942and and higher prices pnces are m 10 in prospectLess prospectLess prospect prospectLess Less wheat and cotton will be beraIsed beraised beraised raIsed because supples suppi suppl es of these thesecrops thesecrops thesecrops crops are already aiready large and the ex export export export port markets for them have ellher either ellherbeen eitherbeen eitherbeen been ent cot rely cut off or greatly re reduced reduced reduced duced Surpluses now amount to al almost almost almost most two years normal reqUIre reqUIrements requirements requirements ments Instead of raising ralsmg more to toadd toadd toadd add to the surplus farmers will de devote devote devote vote most of their energies to turn turning turning 109 ing out the food and feed crops for forwhIch forwhich torwhich , whIch the ne v need is much more moreurgent moreurgent moreurgentFarms urgent urgentFarms Farms m In every part of the country countryare countryare countryare are m in good condition to meet the m in mcreased increased increased creased demands that w U 11 ll be put putupon putupon putupon upon them this year Except for forthe forthe torthe the drouth areas in the East Iast : and andparts andparts andparts parts of the Southeast and the ex excesslve excessive excessive cesslve cessive rainfall ramfall m in the Central area areamOIsture areamoisture areamoisture mOIsture has been normal and will willgIve willgive willgive gIve the crops a good start thIS thISspring thisspring thisspring thisspringFarm spring springFarm springFarm Farm Labor ShortageThe ShortageThe Shortage ShortageThe The shortage of farm labor and andincreased andincreased andincreased increased wages tor for hired hands wIll wIlladd willadd willadd add somewhat to costs and is al already already already ready handicapping handlcappmg farmers m in mmany inmany inmany many parts of the country ThIs ThIsshortage Thisshortage Thisshortage shortage will be one of the major majorproblems majorproblems majorproblems problems during this year but it Is isnow isnow I Inow now being bemg tackled by federal state stateand stateand ' and local co operat on It will be a ahardship ahardship ahardship hardship for many farmers but It Itcan itcan itcan can be overcome to a large extent extentby extentby extentby by careful planning planmng of work and andImproved andimproved andimproved Improved ment methods of farm manage management management management andI I |